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trustee questions talk on women and church xvknm by deb bodine champion an upcoming workshop on the role of women in the church may defy catholic doctrine says a loc al trustee markham trustee terry ryan is concerned the workshop titled women and the church may go against church teaching and should be scrutinized by a bishop before being approved at an education committee meeting wednesday ryan re quested assurance that the work shopdiscussion wouldnt oppose the popes position on women in the church workshop organizer fran peake told ryan she was uncer tain about the content of the lec ture trustees voted to refer the matter to the local bishop questions to be discussed at the workshop include do women have a future in the church do women belong in the church and does god care the theme of the teachers workshop is gender equity i recognize that a lot of catho- ram rallies for postal crusade ram is trumpeting its horn and rallying local supporters at an organizing meeting that will in clude markham mpp don cousens and federal representa tive tony roman the meeting slated for the chi- mo hotel on tuesday october 20 at 730 pm is expected to draw more than 100 ram supporters from the markham area residents against mailboxes ram is a local lobby group fight ing for universal doortodoor mail delivery the lobby group has already organized similar chapters in brampton missisauga ajax whitby and pickering in a letter to supporters ram spokesperson anne derrett said our stamps and taxes are paying for home delivery of mail yet not getting it as citizens we can reverse this highhanded arbitrary and unmandated policy of the mulroney government but we must act together and we must be persistent lie women have a problem with the popes teaching said ryan but we as a catholic body have a responsibility to uphold the be liefs of the church the catholic church is not a democracy he said either you conform to the beliefs or you get out titled affirming people gen der equity issues for staff and students the workshop includes talks on changing male roles affirmative action and christian perspectives on feminism ryan said his concern was prompted by a controversial lec ture that offended church officials given at a similar workshop five years ago the lecture was not consistent with church teaching he added and was inappropriate for a catholic body funded by catholic taxpayers board chairman celeste pellic- cione said ryan had a legitimate concern and supported his mo tion to bring the matter to the attention of the local bishop the teachers workshop is sche duled for a professional develop ment day next month to be held at st robert high school residents oppose church nixed ttc buses by neighbors by steve houston staff reporter a group of markham residents has been left angry and confused with the approval of a raymerville area church in their neighborhood in the face of overwhelming opposition but town officials claim a yearsold zoning designation would likely stymie markham if the church plan was vetoed and challenged by the landowner t the ontario municipal board several avea residents in the higginson st and cairns dr area turned out in force tuesday night at a public meeting to voice their opposition to the church plan lynn obrien who collected signatures from area residents in opposition to the proposal by markham gospel chapel criticized the town for holding a public meeting on a plan she believes was a foregone conclusion if we in the area who elect them say no then its their job to go to bat for us said an irate obrien on wednesday why have a public hearing if its going to be driven through like a bus markham councillor tom newall who supported the residents at the meeting by voting against the plan said he agreed with the groups contention that the church is poorly located he also supports the groups fears of increased traffic in the neigh borhood but newall said the church lands were designated for that use long before the development of the raymerville area he added that the omb would give that designation much weight in a dispute he and unionville councillor fred cox suggested the residents take the matter themselves to the omb for consideration felt the residents had a point and that in fact it isnt the most desirable location said newall but that zoning was decided long before raymerville developed as a community newall added that without omb intervention the town could use its authority to monitor the plan and minimize the effect of its construc tion on neighboring homeowners but despite town arguments frustrated residents say the majority rule in the area should have been considered by planning committee obrien didnt say whether the residents would formally oppose the plan and force an omb hearing we naturally assumed that if we had a majority in opposition it would be analyzed she noted that wasnt the case at all new car stolen at dealership a markham car dealership is some 22000 short this month af ter discovering a new car missing from its inventory york regional police said a 1987 chevrolet monte carlo was stolen from conlin motors on hwy 7 sometime during september local charged in fraud case police charged a 21yearold was charged with fraud in connec- markham woman after a nation- tj with several incidents that al trust branch in richmond hill t k t the trust com was defrauded 1500 r the sir galahad place resident during september by steve houston staff reporter new bus routes operated by the toronto transit commission in markham have met with fervent opposition from two separate re sidents groups which demand the buses be removed from their streets the two groups which acted in dependently from one another in response to the bus routes have petitioned markham transit commissioner don gordon to re consider the use of toronto buses in their residential neighbor hoods gordon said thursday the con cerns of residents will be addres sed next week at a transit com mittee meeting and markham mayor carole bell admits new transit policies implemented in september could be up for review based on a num ber of complaints received from local residents cynthia veale organizer of the unionville group claims buses which use her street as a loop at the end of their run pose a danger to area children a 100name petition shes assembled records local opposi tion to the use of longwater chase as a bus route we dont want dangerous big city buses using our street every 18 minutes said veale on thurs day were worried about our kids mayor bell said portions of the new transit grid system intro duced sept 1 just arent work ing and admitted the town may have to review some of the new policies the new system which blank ets major traffic routes in the town has resulted in the creation of some new routes and the dele tion of others bell noted new problems have been created that in retrospect somebody should have been looking before the introduction of new policies weve got to look at the im plications of transit changes and how it will affect people you cant just look at maps said bell were all guilty to united way express american express and its employees kickoff their united way campaign monday helen church seated manager of employee activities public affairs and communications at american express headquarters in markham is seen with east york united way volunteer maureen enright the two are choosing information to help launch next weeks campaign activities ban group homes planner advises group homes particularly cor rectional homes located in re sidential areas sometimes create thorny problems there have been several site en quiries in whitchurchstouffville a meeting of council was told this week correctional group homes accommodate persons placed on probation under provisions of the probation act the criminal code of canada or the young offenders act federal authorities prefer to use farm properties for this pur pose but make no guarantees other areas wont be utilized also michael saunders the town planner tends to steer applicants away from whitchurch- stouffville explaining that lack of transportation poses a problem he recommended an amendment to provisions stipulating that cor rectional homes are acceptable only in ru rural zoned areas the recommendation was turned down rocks thrown at local man rocks were hurled from a speeding car at a markville rd man monday night said police the man was standing at the corner of mccowan rd and bul lock dr when a car barrelled past him according to police reports a 19yearold southdale dr man was subsequently charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle we deliver we can deliver your flyers for as little as j 35c each call advertising at 2942200 or distribution at 218244 1987 flyers delivered economist suntribune metrolind distributing 839000 198778000 flyers with weekender saturday super camaval ic a homes magazine markham little theatre canadian tire blinds n drapes a p c21 marquis janice marie 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